rämna

See also: ramna

Swedish

Etymology

From Old Norse rifna, equivalent to riva (“to tear, to demolish”) +‎ -na (“inchoative suffix”). -mn- via the sound change -fn- > -mn-, compare namn (< Old Norse nafn) and somna, lämna, formed in the same manner.

Verb

rämna (present rämnar, preterite rämnade, supine rämnat, imperative rämna)

1. (violently) crack

   Synonym: spricka

   Det känns som att marken under mig rämnar.

   It feels like the ground beneath me is crumbling.

Conjugation of rämna (weak)

	active		passive
infinitive	rämna		rämnas
supine	rämnat		rämnats
imperative	rämna		—
imper. plural1	rämnen		—
	present	past	present	past
indicative	rämnar	rämnade	rämnas	rämnades
ind. plural1	rämna	rämnade	rämnas	rämnades
subjunctive2	rämne	rämnade	rämnes	rämnades
present participle		rämnande
past participle		rämnad

¹ Archaic. ² Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.

Usage notes

Whereas rämna signifies a large, violent crack, spricka signifies a smaller one. Thus, one would say that "marken rämnar" (the ground crumbles), but "glaset sprack" (the glass cracked).

Related terms

• riva (“to tear, to demolish”)

Noun

rämna c

1. a big crack

   Synonym: spricka

Inflection

Declension of rämna

		nominative	genitive
singular	indefinite	rämna	rämnas
	definite	rämnan	rämnans
plural	indefinite	rämnor	rämnors
	definite	rämnorna	rämnornas

Further reading

• rämna in Svensk ordbok.

Anagrams

• ämnar